Chelsea reveal squad number for 2014/2015 season

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Oscar takes Lampard's No.8 shirt & HazardNo.10 as Chelsea reveal new squadnumbersThe attacking duo will be wearing new numbersin the 2014-15 season while Thibaut Courtois hasbeen handed the No.13, with Petr Cech keepinghold of the No.1 jerseyAug 15, 2014 16:25:00Chelsea have announcedtheir squad numbers for theupcoming season, with Oscartaking the No.8 shirtpreviously worn by clublegend Frank Lampard.The England internationalmade the shirt his own during his 429 PremierLeague appearances at Stamford Bridge, duringwhich time he scored 147 top-flight goals.The jersey was so well associated with Lampard,widely regarded as the club's greatest ever player,that skipper John Terry had led calls for the shirtnumber to be retired after the 36-year-old left theclub on a free transfer this summer.But Brazilian playmaker Oscar will now have thehonour of wearing the No.8 shirt, giving up theNo.11 to allow Didier Drogba to reclaim it."Didier is a Chelsea legend and a senior player. I amhappy for him to take the 11 and for me to take the8," Oscar told the club's official website. "Lamps isanother legend at this club and I hope I will be assuccessful in the shirt as he was."Eden Hazard will also be wearing a new number inthe coming campaign, with the Belgium wingertaking on the vacant No.10 from the departed JuanMata.Elsewhere, Thibaut Courtois has been handed theNo.13 jersey, with Petr Cech holding onto the No.1despite increasing speculation regarding the CzechRepublic international's future at the club.New signing Cesc Fabregas will wear the No.4 shirtvacated by David Luiz while former Atletico Madridduo Filipe Luis and Diego Costa have been given theNo.3 and No.19 respectively.Young defenders Kurt Zouma and Nathan Ake haveimpressed in pre-season, and as a result have beenrewarded with the No.5 and No.6 jerseys whileVictor Moses takes No.18 following Romelu Lukaku'sdeparture to Everton.CHELSEA FC SQUAD NUMBERS – 2014/20151. Cech, Petr2. Ivanovic, Branislav3. Luis, Filipe4. Fabregas, Cesc5. Zouma, Kurt6. Ake, Nathan7. Ramires8. Oscar9. Torres, Fernando10. Hazard, Eden11. Drogba, Didier12. Mikel, John Obi13. Courtois, Thibaut14. Schurrle, Andre16. Van Ginkel, Marco17. Salah, Mohamed18. Moses, Victor19. Costa, Diego21. Matic, Nemanja22. Willian23. Schwarzer, Mark24. Cahill, Gary26. Terry, John28. Azpilicueta, Cesar31. Christensen, A